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How To Accept an Apology at Work

The People Equation

Has anyone ever said anything to you at work that was really hurtful or snarky? It’s an experience we can all relate to. Sometimes it’s an intentional slight or power-play. But here’s the thing. More often, it’s an unplanned quip and your colleague wishes they could take it back. There are a couple of different ways you can go when this happens. Personally, I advise going the civilized route—if they apologize, accept.

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5 Essentials To Build A Productive Workplace In  The New Normal

Hppy

A productive workplace is the mainstay of a successful company. The pandemic has redefined workplaces as the hybrid model becomes a norm. But HR managers need to make sure that employees give their best, whether they operate from the company office or home. It may sound overwhelming to you as an HR professional. But the good thing is that securing productivity across physical and digital setups is pretty much the same.

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Your 2021 payroll questions answered.

Business Management Daily

Although things are starting to calm just a little, the impacts of pandemic-related legislation, sudden moves to remote work, and more are still being felt. Now is when the flood of confusing legal questions arises as businesses start to try to return to normal (and perhaps realize that normal doesn’t quite exist anymore). Regardless, you can’t put payroll on hold simply because things are confusing.

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Digital Transformation is Rewriting Work

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. I’m sure that the title of today’s article isn’t really a surprise to anyone. Technology has been disrupting business and the economy for quite some time. However, one of the things I’ve been hearing consistently since the pandemic became front page news is how unprepared organizations have been for digital transformation.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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The C Sheet | July 23, 2021

Visier

1. Is the four-day work week here to stay? It is in Iceland! Their four-day work week trial was a glowing success: Productivity levels remained the same, while employees reported an improvement of overall health. Find out which countries may follow suit. Four-day week ‘an overwhelming success’ in Iceland (BBC News). 2. Keep your unlimited PTO, I’ll take a new car.

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Don’t downsize your office before considering these key factors

Business Management Daily

Today we get to don our interior design hat, not something we often get to do in business. However, it’s an important topic of conversation right now for businesses returning to “normal operations.” Many employers are looking at how their workplaces are configured and assessing whether they can downsize since more employees will be working from home at least a few days a week.

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Employee Productivity Means Having a Healthy Relationship with Technology

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. I’ve been seeing a lot of articles about stress and burnou t lately. I’m sure you have too. All with some sort of advice on how to manage and minimize it. However, there is one consistent thread in all the articles – technology. Technology is an important part of our personal and professional lives. There are wonderful technology tools that can help us save time and money.

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What Are the Seven Steps to Succession Planning?

Intoo USA

Succession planning—a process for creating and maintaining a talent pipeline —is a necessary part of talent management, and is something you’ll appreciate having done especially when faced with a sudden, unexpected event. While the process is not complicated, following these seven steps to succession planning will ensure an outcome with a greater potential of acceptance by all those affected by the change, as well as a better opportunity for business continuity.

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How to Attract Rockstar Talent for Your Business

PeopleStrategy

As hiring rates increase post-pandemic, companies are feeling the pressure to acquire talented employees to integrate into their teams. These new hires must be both highly skilled and committed to improving company performance in the long term, not just filling an open position. In fact, according to HR Exchange Network, the most common estimate shows … How to Attract Rockstar Talent for Your Business Read More » The post How to Attract Rockstar Talent for Your Business appeared first

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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A New Category Emerges: The Creator Platform For Corporate Learning

Josh Bersin

Many of you have heard me talk about TikTok as a learning platform, and you probably thought I was talking about the entertaining videos. No, it’s much more. TikTok is not just entertainment, it’s a Creator Platform. TikTok development tools are amazing. Today millions of young people (and old) are building interactive videos, extravaganzas of.

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Key Ways to Boost Construction Productivity with eSignature

SutiHR

In the construction business, the mobility of specialists is intense. For every new construction site and a new project, the team of specialists can vary. Hence, it is crucial to keep employment documents intact. Before starting, the work contracts should be drawn up properly. Paperwork has been a critical aspect of business and can be time-consuming.

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Six ways to keep employees engaged and motivated over the summer

HR Zone

Culture Keeping spirits up through another Covid-19 summer.

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2 must-haves for a strong hybrid work plan from a Stanford expert

HRExecutive

Pre-COVID, remote work was embraced only by a handful of employers. Now, of course, that model has grown exponentially due to the pandemic—and it will likely stay that way for the foreseeable future. Nicholas Bloom. “Working from home completely exploded,” Nicholas Bloom, William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University and a remote work expert, said Tuesday during an HRE webinar.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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HR Tech Is White Hot: Is Every Vendor Now A Unicorn?

Josh Bersin

The HR Tech market is as hot as I’ve ever seen it, with most of the funding announcements showing $ Billion valuations. As I like to tell my neighbors, a Billion Dollars ain’t what it used to be. But it’s still a lot of money. Why the growth? Virtually every economic signal points toward more. Read more» The post HR Tech Is White Hot: Is Every Vendor Now A Unicorn?

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A Step-by-Step Guide for Choosing the Best Help Desk Software

SutiHR

No doubt, selecting the right help desk software for your organization can be an overwhelming process. Every software development company in the market provides its own set of unique traits and features. On the other hand, the customers are an integral part of your organization. The features and solution you provide must be tailored to the needs of the customers.

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To Ace Your Next Interview for a Management Position, Be Ready to Answer These 10 Questions

The Muse

Be prepared for these common interview questions for manager roles with advice on how to answer them and how to choose and tell the right stories to land the job.

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HR Tech Conference 2021: Why EX is at the forefront of HR technology

HRExecutive

If you can, and I understand if this is difficult, think about what your primary work-related goals and HR technology strategies and plans were prior to March 2020. Seems hard to think back that far, even though in “normal” times, it was not really all that long ago. While you consider the question, I will share a major theme that was on my radar in March 2020 as I was planning the agenda for HR Tech 2020, which, like most conferences and events in the past year, transitioned to a fully virtual

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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Résumé Red Flags: Post-Pandemic

Hospital Recruiting

As the talent market tightens, many institutions are loosening their requirements to hire. Three to five years’ exact experience has shifted to one to three years’ relevant experience. This might be a good thing – opening up facilities to a larger applicant pool that is just as qualified and capable. While casting a wider net is important, make sure you’re not overlooking obvious or subtle red flags on the application or résumé.

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8 Clever Ways to Welcome New Staff to the Team

6Q

Getting the right employee for your business costs time and money. And after searching for, interviewing and hiring the right one, don’t risk losing them with a poor welcome. How well staff are received can directly affect productivity, morale and retention so it is important to welcome new staff in the right way. First impressions do matter so the welcome should showcase who the organisation is.

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How to uncover hidden workplace conflict and facilitate constructive conversations

HR Zone

Culture How to uncover hidden conflict.

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How data and storytelling can work together under the new SEC rules

HRExecutive

As the pandemic ushered in myriad shifts for employees, many leaders responded by leaning heavily on one skill: empathy. Advertisement In fact, according to a recent Businessolver report, employees this year rated both leadership and their organizations higher on an empathy scale than they did before the pandemic. Now, as organizations strategize for what the post-pandemic workplace will look like, many are striving to embed a more “human” approach—an effort that experts say can be elevated by a

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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companies incentivizing returning to work, shaking your hair out in a meeting, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, companies incentivizing returning to work, shaking your hair out in a meeting, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Companies incentivizing vaccines and returning to work. My company is providing a return-to-office incentive to pay for office supplies if you’re staying home or wardrobe updates if you’re headed back to work.

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What Can You Do With a Math Major? 10 Great Jobs to Explore

The Muse

If you have a math degree, you have plenty of choices when it comes to jobs. Here are 10 to consider—plus the math major skills most coveted by employers.

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DACA Ruled Unlawful, New Applicants Blocked from Program

SHRM Resources

A federal judge in Texas has ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) is illegal, but the program’s current beneficiaries still have employment authorization and are protected from deportation as the issue moves through the courts.

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Why building employee trust is the next frontier for AI in HR

HRExecutive

Artificial intelligence— long predicted to be a game-changer in HR —already is making its mark on the industry. Advertisement AI is fueling new workplace innovations, improving employee safety and reducing low-value or repetitive work, yielding direct workplace benefits, especially in the area of engagement and productivity. Yet, according to Beena Ammanath, executive director of the Deloitte AI Institute, a key factor in achieving success with AI involves building trust among businesses and emp

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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my boss says I’m an “unapproachable” manager

Ask a Manager

This post, my boss says I’m an “unapproachable” manager , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m a fairly new manager, in this role for a little less than a year. A few months ago, I got some feedback from my boss that I’m being perceived as “unapproachable.”. I’ve been hearing this my whole life, since middle school, although different words have been used (“stuck up,” “quiet,” “aloof”).

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Adaptability is the new efficiency

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

As the reality of the pandemic began to sink in last spring, HR leaders in every organization were pulled in new directions to help teams continue their work in the face of physical, mental, social and economic upheaval. Each day presented a new challenge, as staff quickly learned that standard operating practices and procedures didn’t work in an environment where crises and disruptive change thwarted efforts to get the job done.

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Analysis: Short, Personalized InMails Work Best

SHRM Resources

A recent analysis of recruiters’ use of InMail, LinkedIn’s e-mail feature, to potential job candidates found that shorter, personalized messages get more attention.

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